letters from the unfortunate fortunate

argggg...cough

2006-03-04T13:02:00.000-08:00

My pirate name is:

Mad Bess Bonney

Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

wedding stuff...

2006-02-27T12:13:00.000-08:00

well, i just spent a week in michigan doing nothing but planning this wedding thing. i think we're in good shape. if you want to know the juicy details of the trip go to...

http://www.dearmradamsmith.blogspot.com

other than that...well, that's about it...i need something interesting to happen soon!

treading in shark infested waters....

2006-02-15T11:44:00.000-08:00

what do you think?...

http://kevan.org/johari?name=kidsunshine

and let's see...

http://kevan.org/johari?view=kidsunshine

Happy Valentine's Day...and i mean it

2006-02-14T17:48:00.000-08:00

so many criticize this day because it's "so commerical" or "it's a day created by hallmark" and while that very well may be true what's wrong with there being one day out of the year where you are forced to remember the people you love and if the mood strikes you give them a card or some candy...i heard on the radio say valentine's day is what you make it... well, i made it a monday and went out last night, now i'm at work...i like valentines day just the same but i miss the little cards we use to hand out at school...

The Official Quote Board of the Wardrobe Tamborine Band

2006-01-31T15:23:00.000-08:00

If you can't read it and have to say..."Does that say?..." ...it probably does.

it's needs to be summer...

2006-01-31T11:40:00.000-08:00

...right now, GO!...
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dammit

chump or chimp?

2006-01-23T13:44:00.000-08:00

dear adam,

you're not onto anything...i just need a kick in the head evey so often...i haven't made a new years resolution so here's mine...

i resolve to update my blog more often for adam

i like lists... so here's one...

Things I've Done and That Have Happened Since I Posted Last

i got engaged
"camp snoopy" became "the park at moa" ....booo
i got a 18 cent raise
sat on the couch alot
took lots of naps
vowed to work out more
put off working out more
took more naps
planned a mother/daughter outing for feb.
went to a baby shower
stopped drinking soda (except on days that begin with the same letter has soda)
convinced jack to go ice skating (we haven't yet, oh but we will)
thought about how i hate answering my phone because i never want to talk long and i fear that whoever is calling me will want to talk long...
was a german barmaid and a nun in the same week....

That pretty much sums it up I think...oh...and i'm not a chump...i'm a gorilla!

Lisa

I'm talented...kinda...

2005-12-12T14:43:00.000-08:00

dear erin,

i'm writing to you so that you don't become mariah carey...or something...anyway...i am afraid...

i've come to an eerie conclusion or sorts...they say everyone is good at something. i've narrowed my talents down to two...

1.) my handwriting

2.) the claw, more commonly known as the skill crane.

i'm feeling pathetic...also, i've lost the ability to formulate sentences in my mind and have them come out of my mouth...this is a problem.

i hope you're feeling better than what i read in you blog.

lisa

me too!!!! ...or...I might get stuck...

2005-12-08T10:01:00.000-08:00

Dear Whoever Sent This Post Card,

Me too!! I'm also afraid of the Planters Peanut man but we won't get into that!

Sincerely your scaredy cat,
Lisa

Evil...or...well...Evil

2005-12-06T12:45:00.000-08:00

Dear Lisa,

There are never enough of us...

From Left to Right: Lisa, Lisa, and Lisa

Sincerely yours, Lisa

H.R. Puffinstuff is back or I work in a basement

2005-11-29T08:41:00.000-08:00

Dear Thom,

I enjoy working with you...

Lisa

P.S. Ok, for those of you who are wondering. Work was slow one day so an H.R. Puffinstuff was created...and yet another day work was slow so we played catch the snowfootball in H.R. Puffinstuff's head...this kind of thing happens at other work places right?

what kind of movie are you or the true me

2005-11-23T08:05:00.000-08:00

The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic

Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few.But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky.
Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

White Christmas Trees Among Greenery or Fluffing for the Fun of It

2005-11-21T10:36:00.000-08:00

dear r.j.

today i was a fluffer...and i got stuck fluffing all the bent ones...

lisa

pictures of a seven day date...or...visions from the happy third wheel...part one

2005-11-14T12:59:00.000-08:00

Dear Adam and Erin,

Blogspot no longer hates me...here are some pics...there a more to come, hence the "part one" in the title...

Despite what it may look like in this picture...i do like Erin...alot (but why is my head so much larger than hers?)

Team Rumbling Stumbling's Number #1, and only, fans...we couldn't have won it without you!

Spooning...

awesomeness in yonder distance...or...adam and erin walking

standard spoon bridge and cherry must have photo

"that's adam...he's swell"

Enjoy, Lisa

an awesome time...

2005-11-14T11:19:00.000-08:00

Dear Adam and Erin,

here are some pictures of the seven day date that i got to be a third wheel for!!! and i have to admit...i was an awesome third wheel...

...ok...so there's one picture...blogspot hates me...more to come later!

Lisa

fun good times

2005-11-09T08:26:00.000-08:00

Dear Jay,

Josh, our cousin, and my friend Adam, from MA, came this past week and we had fun good times. I wanted to write you and tell you all about it but to save time i have compiled a simple list...

Tuesday:

Adam arrived
Ate at Chipotle, met Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin
Took pictures at the Sculpture garden
Played flag football and won the Chapionship game, Adam and Erin came to cheer us on!
Went to Champs to Celebrate with the team, 4 of which went Mizzou in Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin.

Wednesday:

Took Adam to Joey D's for Hot Dogs and then for a tour of the Saint Stadium
Sang Kareoke at the Market BBQ with Adam, Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin, Boyo, Jack, Jeremy, Gina, and Dan Lehv(who can sing one week without looking at the screen...impressive) Jack stole the show though.

Thursday:

Took Adam to the Minneapolis Institute Of Art...it was FREE!
Adam and Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin came to see my show!
Went on a double date with Jack, Adam, and Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin to see Shopgirl.

Friday:

Adam came to my crib
Got coffee and a caramel apple steamer at Cabin Fever
Browsed an Antique store
Picked up our cousin Josh
Josh came to see my show
Josh, Jack and I went to see the Scrimshaw show at the BLB
Played the interacive VHS game "Nightmare" with Josh, Jack, Adam, and Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin at Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin's.

Saturday:

Adam came with me to my Appearance and to the MOA
Jack and Joash came to the Moa later
Adam watched my Camp Snoopy show
Josh and I shopped a bit
Went to Anne Marie's later that night to Partay! Our favorite starch was beer!

Sunday:

Got up and made breakfest
Played disc golf with Jack and Josh, quite possibly my new favorite pastime, even if Josh kicked both our butts and Jack had to go into what may have been raw sewage to retrieve my disc after my very first toss.
Went to "The Unique Thrift Store" that closed uniquely early
Ate at Hearthside pizza
Went to Tuttles with Jack and Josh to play darts and pool...Adam and Adam's soulmate and awesome girl Erin met up with us early.

Monday:

Took our cousin Josh to the airport...that made me sad
Picked up Adam after work and had lunch.
Hung out with Anne Marie...
Took Adam to the airport...
Slept a lot!

Miss you Jay!

Love your darling sister, Lisa

Oops...

2005-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

Dear Ron,

Today I ran the company mini-van into a cement post.

Sincerely Yours, Lisa

no more...

2005-09-30T07:33:00.000-07:00

no more 5am's at Bally's...yipee!

enough said...

ron

2005-09-27T13:23:00.000-07:00

i miss ron...

i miss that jack's not in the trailer...

i miss kicking eben's a$$...

i miss my bff...

i miss teske by default...

however...

the trailer squad will live on after it gets back from a rather lengthy hiatus.

but i don't want to grow up...so i'm not going to...EVER!...well, maybe eventually...nah!

2005-09-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

i've been looking around for a full time job so that i can grow up a little bit and stop bouncing around from here to there and just feel a little more stable...

...but why apply for a new job when i can be a wizard at the one i'm at!?

i'm indecisive about what i want to do...maybe not indecisive just confused...well not really confused...yeah i am...i don't know i can't decided

sitting around at my job wondering why i do the things i do...

2005-09-01T09:32:00.000-07:00

i think i upset one of my bosses but i kep searching in the back of my head trying to figure out what i said and i can't think of anything...maybe i didn't, maybe he's just tired.

so i thought once september started my life would slow down a little...it didn't...i'm still working a ton and even though i pretty much done with saints games and night at the jungle i added rehearsals to my schedule...so I usually work from 5 - 5:30 and then head to rehearsals which start at 6:30.

why do i do it? i'm not sure. i could easily quit a job or two. it's not like i absolutely need the money. i am trying to rebuild my savings account that once looked pretty until i bought a car...i still kida want to splurge and buy an ipod...maybe i'll buy one with the extra cash i'll get from costuming...

jack and i decided to make monday nights date nights...since we pretty mch won't see each other until november with our work schedules...

but ultimately...despite everything i wrote above (which after reading seemed to have several negative undertones)...i'm happy...here's why...

jack and i are doing well
i'm doing a show with theatre de la jeune lune, who just won the 2005 regional tony award.
i get to go to the state fair for free, which mean more $ for deep fried everything
i have my health...except for a couple of annoying bug bites
and i'm driving around in my honda...and that makes me happy (well, until i look at gas prices)
and i streaked a baseball game, got chased by a cop, and lived to tell about it...hmmm...now i have you all intrigued!

i'm sick of rumors starting...

2005-08-24T08:03:00.000-07:00

...ok, not really.

I fell off a horse and broke four ribs....that's why I can't be a mascot this week.

Gus Macker Hacker Schmacker

2005-08-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

I went to the Gus Macker this weekend. I wanted to ref but...well...we won't get into that. let's just say i kept score instead and got to spend time out in the sun and with jack.

so, much like my friend ron said in his blog, if you want people's watching at it's best go to a gus macker near you. the best are the parents. Parents yelling at the refs because they're not calling enough fouls, yelling because they're calling to many, yelling at their kids because they're losing, yelling at their kids even though their yelling, yelling at the people walking by because they obstructed their view for two seconds. now not every parents was like this...but it seemed like a good deal. others were like this as well...and if it wasn't entertaining enough to listen to people yell there were the clothes...sometimes the lack of...

trend of the macker: airbrushed t-shirts

poopy wednesday

2005-08-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

wednesday poo fell from the ceiling at work...

...no really I walked into the back room and I heard a grunt and then watched a brown matter fall from the ceiling about three feet from me. T were working on a toliet for the floor above us and in my opinion something went horribly wrong...

...so today at work I thought about wearing a helmet and poncho.

gross.

2005-08-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

people who hump mascots may seem funny at first but when you really think about it's gross...

...it's even more gross when you're the mascot.

not gonna to lie...

2005-08-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

dear adam,

...i'm a very jealous person.

i'm jealous of people who are able to keep in touch and remain close to people they went to college with. i'm jealous of people who have time to move things like large peices of furniture. i'm jealous of people who can make plans and keep them. i'm jealous of people who know exactly what they want to do in life...which i know isn't many. i'm jealous of people who know that theatre is there life and they don't care where their next paycheck comes from as long as they're onstage. i'm jealous of people who don't know how to fight, who only know how to talk things out.

i'm jealous of people who aren't the jealous type.

lisa

5...4...3...2 Jobs left!

2005-08-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

Dear Adam,

I know it's bee a while since I've wrote...but isn't that always the case?

Life been treating me rather well...

I'm done with one of my jobs and at the end of this month I'll be done with two more....which will bring me down to two...which will be nice...a rather large paycut but I'll take that if it means a bit of stress relief.

Rehearsals for Antigone start soon...I know it'll be a good experience but I'm not going into rehearsals with the best outlook...I mean I'm sacrificing sooo much for a small stipend and the signing over of my soul to Theatre De La Juene Lune. I have to miss a wedding, a trip to Florida, performing at Camp Snoopy, and 13 Saints games...I keep telling myself it'll be worth it but I'm skeptical. How do actors survive by doing shows for little to no money that take up so much time that you barely have any time to work a side job....how do people pay bills...maybe they just don't watch cable...

Well Adam, I'm off to be a pig...you know what that means...It's in the 90's today and it's an afternoon game....this should be fun! I thought pigs weren't suppose to sweat.

Take care!

Lisa

seth

2005-07-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

adam,

went to our dear friend's memorial service...

you just shouldn't have to go to those things for 24 year olds...

wish i could've stayed in bg just for the night...

but i had to drive back.

i'm back...and it sucks to be back

lisa

meredith kay style...

2005-07-14T19:50:00.000-07:00

I'm stealing this from meredith kay...it's not original...but i like it... she writes her blog in letter form to a guy named matt smith...i'm going to write to adam
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dear adam smith,

i'm at work but when am i not. driving home tomorrow for seth's memorial...if i was able to detatch myself before i'm even more so now...that scares me.

saw willie and bob...it was amazing...but you know that.

bought a suv from the sivie...that excites me even though i'm borderline broke...

miss you.

2005-07-07T18:25:00.000-07:00

5 or so days until...

2005-07-07T16:43:00.000-07:00

...i get to see Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan!

...added bonus...

I get to go with Sivie...

so i'm making another trip to michigan and ohio...this should be interesting...need to get a hold of greg and ryan.

the fourth

2005-07-04T16:18:00.000-07:00

me...along wtih the rest of the Saint Paul Saints staff...may be the only people working today...

...at least there will be fireworks...

...yay for Lindsey and AJ...

...yay for adam...

....it was a good weekend...

I have felt every emotion...

2005-07-01T19:42:00.000-07:00

in the past two weeks I'm pretty sure i have felt every emotion one could ever possibly feel...i don't know if anyone still reads this but i'm going to try once again to update more so i'm not left making a simple list of everything that has gone on in my life...

* a good friend past...i try to tell people about him but there's just to many stories. i try to cry that one good cry but it only lasts about five minutes. i want to cry for an hour straight, i want to let it all out but instead it just stays inside and even though i let a little out at a time it just builds up again in a matter of seconds.

*my mom came to visit...it was nice...she had perfect timing

*i get to go lindsey and aj's wedding...with adam which make it nothing but fun times...adam is just a cool hepcat

*i started auditioning in the cities...4 auditions, 2 call backs, and 1 role with theatre de la juene lune, who just won the best regional theatre tony award for 2005.

*all my jobs are keeping me busy...and soon i hope to get mascot softball on the internet...yes, i played in a mascot softball game as Mudonna! it was awesome.

so there's um my list...

and setting and reaching goals is just one way...

2005-04-24T17:54:00.000-07:00

...you can make your dreams a reality...

as cheesey as that sounds...and as cheesey as i felt saying during one of shows with climb...it's kinda true...well, no, it is true...and today i took a step towards making one of my dreams a reality...

i've always wanted to write a book and now i am...this is exactly the kinda of creative outlet i need right now...and i'm doing it with one of the people i've met in my life who really inspires me...the one and only sivilicious...yay...watch out coffee tables here we come

jungle fever...

2005-04-23T19:04:00.000-07:00

...not what you think...i'm sitting here at my job at the jungle with a sunburn...useless info no one in the blog world needs...

...so i'm balancing my jobs rather nicely...of course of you look in my planner you might puke at the color coded pages telling me where i need to be and when...who knew there were so many highlighters...

orange=jungle
yellow=saint paul saints
teal=camp snoopy shows
pink=ballys
green=camp snoopy wardrobe
blue=work out
purple=friend time

i wish there was more purple...

rise and shine...rise and shine

2005-04-08T18:25:00.001-07:00

no i didn't get cast in an outlandish production of the glass menagerie...there's no time for show's right now...my jobs are going well...my birthday was a night to remember, much like a prom...and i saw nicky hilton, in person...

i love all of my jobs at the moment but i must say that my wardrobe job is the best. i'm pretty much a self starter and there are plenty of projects to be done so i fell right into place!

i want to do a fringe show but there's just no time...i'll stick to my camp snoopy cast mates for now...

for my birthday jack got me two puppets that he dressed to look like us...they made me cry...he also took me to dinner at the most wonderful resturant ever...it was an old house made into a resturant...and of course it was haunted...but the best part was as we ate dinner and drank wine...we could look out over the city of saint paul from our little corner of the resturant...

oh yeah...and nicky hilton was at the mall taping her vh1 show...i saw her...she's short and not attractive...boo for nicky hilton...but according to eric paris is the one with the freak face...

and sivilicious rocks...and will continue to do so in chi-town.

five...the number of fingers i have on one hand

2005-03-16T14:35:00.000-08:00

it'll be a miracle if i can balance all of my jobs this summer...so i'll pray for one. i have now brought my job total to five...five...add wardrobe specialist and bally's total fitness openner to my previous list and you have my life...i hope...it should all work out...like i said i'm praying for a miracle.

i am clearly not a wino...

2005-03-10T19:43:00.000-08:00

so for the second time at my new job i have had to ask a patron to help me open a bottle of wine...i know, i know...my reisling was never this difficult to open.

so this weekend i'm catching up with all of my girls...saturday it's dancing with the snoopys and maybe a movie and some shopping with Nadiya then work then maybe a little dancing with jordana. sunday is church with said jordana a little more work and then maybe some kareoke or a show...maybe THE SIVIE will want to go see some free theatre with me.

unemployment that's not really unemplyment is going well. i've taken lots of naps, successfully put off doing the last of my CLIMB work, and gone to a couple interviews. luckily i have enough little jobs to survive...my jobs include...

serving coffee in the jungle
dancing and singing with charlie brown, snoopy, lucy, and the rest of the peanuts gang
dressing up like "mud"donna...a giant pink pig

i guess i can't really complain...but i do need to find a grown up job someday.

bored in the jungle

2005-03-06T13:38:00.000-08:00

so i decided since i have alot of free time here at my new job i'll start a blog. i've had online diaries and journals before...they didn't last long...so good luck to you my blog.

now's probably the best time to start writing anyway since i'm on to bigger and better things. i resigned from my position at climb and friday was officially my last day....unfortunately i have to go back to finish program files and a little paiting project...ah well...no one asked me for my keys so i suppose i could just go in whenever...

right now though i'm at my new box office job at the jungle theatre in minneapolis....official title "box office assistant" actual job "coffee slinger"...at least today i made almost twenty dollars in tips and last night i made a paper doll of eric complete with outfits and today i started my blog...it's a nice life here in the jungle...